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Pin-up Extra | news and glamour from The Pin-up Files

1 October 2012

October pinup girl by artist George Petty

This October pinup girl dates from 1953 and was painted by George Petty.

From 1933 to 1956, the "Petty Girl" was seen on tens of millions of calendars, magazine centrefolds, advertisements, posters, and billboards as well as on all sorts of specialty products. In 1950, "The Petty Girl" even became a major motion picture.